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Testing times ahead as Sir Chris Hoy gears up for a place at Olympics

BY the time the Olympic flame is lit in London, the British hosts will be more than match fit, with 109 test events staged in the past five years.

Nine more are planned, including the European 470 sailing championships at Largs in July.

In 41 of the 46 Olympic and Paralympic disciplines the UK will have staged at least one world or European event on home soil for the benefit of some 3.5m spectators. The next test events of the intensifying Games build-up are the three-day Cycling World Cup which opens in the Olympic Park on Friday, and the week-long Diving World Cup, which starts there next Monday.